ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
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Yerevan turned 2799 years old

Yerevan October 17

David Stepanyan. From early morning, the townspeople began the
celebration of the city's day "Erebuni-Yerevan-2799". The morning was
traditionally marked by a parade of watering cars along the streets of
Yerevan and the washing of monuments.

The program of festive events is as follows. The morning will begin
with the exhibitions: "Cloth my Yerevan" in the square of Saryan,
"Yerevan in painting" in the foyer of the Yerevan municipality, "Old
and New Yerevan" in the park near the metro station "Republic Square"
(the first - at 11:30, the second and third - At 12:00). Fans of
graffiti on asphalt will be able to start drawing them from 12:30 in
front of the Yerevan City Hall building, at 13:00 in the children's
park a festive program for kids will begin.

Performances of "Sport Yerevan" on Freedom Square will begin at 13:00
and will last until 18:30. From 14:00 to 19:00 a children's and
youthful concert "I and Yerevan" will be held in the park near the
Republic Square. From 15:00 to 18:00 Yerevan residents will have an
opportunity to get acquainted with the innovative platform "Smart
Yerevan" on the "Cascade". From 14:30 to 15:30 a festive parade of
brass bands "My love to you - Yerevan" will take place on Liberty
Square, Northern Avenue, Republic Square.

In the Small Center from 14:30 to 22:30 will be organized youth flash
mobs "With love Yerevan." On the Republic Square at 15:30 will open
international festival of balloons. Folk festivals, a mobile
exhibition of works of folk art, national cuisine, the display of
ethnic costumes, folk games will begin at 16:00 on Erebuni Street.
Photo-pavilions "Feel Yerevan" will open on Swan Lake and Northern
avenue, the chess championship among students of chess schools in
Yerevan. At 17:30 in Argishti Street and in the squares of Italy and
the Republic, on the street Amiryan and Mashtots Avenue will be
organized a festive bike ride.

At 18:00 on Charles Aznavour Square will begin a jazz concert, a book
The "Night of the Book" fair in the Misaka Manushian Square will last
from 18:30 to midnight.

Celebration is marked by a number of concerts. Concert of classical
music (Komitas square, 18: 30-20: 00) "Sunny Yerevan" (the square
opposite the Erebuni Museum-Reserve, 19: 00-22: 00), a rock concert
(Freedom Square, 19: 30-22 : 00), "Yerevan is a city of love"
(Cascade, 20: 00-22: 00). At 20:00 on Swan Lake the videos "Look
Yerevan" will be shown. At 22:00 the celebrations will end with a
youth disco and festive fireworks on Liberty Square.